Ghost Knife Fish

[Full3R]

is this were i would ask about ghost kife fishes, well if not im sorry im gunna ask, would a fuller grown black ghost knife fish go well with an oscar???

[William]

Well ghost knife fish aren't really catfish, other predatory fish would have been a more suitable forum but its ok.

To answer your question.
Yes, I think that would work but you are going to need a real large aquarium.

[Full3R]

But so as long as the fish are around the same size of each other they should do fine???

[William]

It would be best if the ghost knife fish is bigger than the oscar.

[Full3R]

Nice ;) ill keep them seperate till the ghost grows larger then the oscar and because you help me out a fair bit with my fish im gunna call the Black Ghost "William" :) he's such a little legend he scoots around the tank eating the algea tablets the bloodworms and the small minnow babies he loves is barrel to.
mind you he is only 4".

Thanx again catch ya later

[Full3R]

If noone has bred black ghosts in captivity then how do the pet shops get them are they wild caught?

[William]

Some of them are wild caught while others are pond raised.

[Full3R]

By pond raised you mean people put some in a large pond and just let nature take its course?

Also is it safe to feed my ghost chooped up earthworms

[William]

Something like that ;-)

Earthworms are good food unless catched in toxic areas

[Full3R]

wicked, the place where i wanna get them is far away from where people tread

[Full3R]

im going away for 5 days starting tomorrow for work experience for skool and i need to feed my ghost but how will i do so none of my family members have the time to make sure he gets food (the other fish usually get the food before he can get to it so i but stuff down the bottom and make sure he eats) what can i do?

[William]

Your fish, and black ghost can go 4 days without food without ptoblems. feed them before you go and then once you come home again.

this can even be healthy for your fish if they are well feed and in good condition.

[marcryan11]

My opinion would be to keep the ghost and the oscar seperate as they are going to grow at different rates, and the oscar will probably torment the ghost knife.

One thing that I hate seeing are ghost knives that have fins that are shredded because they were getting picked on. As the knife gets bigger, they get a lot more beautiful and mezmorizing with that bottom fin.

[cocoa_pleco]

lol, year old thread

[gm72]

I was guilty of that when I started, but yes, funny now that I'm on the other side.